European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page to the stars and stripes sunday november 8. 1987 you big ape up Priolo it s a beastly sight but it s All in Good fun and for a Good cause. An so tool tall inflatable Gorilla is Hueing out Side the Adam s Mark hotel in Down town St. Louis to kelp raise Money for the City s zoo. The 1,000-Pound helium filled ape is about one third the height of the is Story Bole. Lawmakers decry unjustified firing of Federal staff Washington not three Heads of House committees protested Friday thai the dismissal of the entire seven member staff of a Small Federal Agency was unjustified wasteful and  last month the National commission for employment policy dismissed is entire professional staff effective this week under a reorganization plan. The staff which evaluates Federal employ ment and training programs consists or four economists two psychologists and a political scientist. Commission officials said that the staff would be replaced by hand picked appointees including state and local officials who would be awarded two year fellowships and outside contracts. They said the professional staff had become too insulated and rarely ventured beyond Sec ing the View from Washington. The officials said that they had decided to Call upon the wealth of knowledge and experience in the Public and private  but those dismissed said the move was prompted by politics nol efficiency. They said the professional staff was considered politically unreliable especially after it made recommendations last year that the Agency considered embarrassing to the Reagan administration. The three House leaders All democrats Friday urged commission chairwoman Gertrude Mcdonald to rescind the Dis missals. The employees have an average of nine years of service with the commission and an average of 16 years service with the government. One staff member with nearly 25 years in the Federal service is two months away from his pension. The cruelty to the employees is of  said rep. William d. Ford of Michigan chairman of the Post office and civil service committee Patricia Schroeder of Colorado chairwoman of the civil service Subco Miu a and Gerry Sikorski of Minnesota chairman of the subcommittee on human re sources. To our knowledge there Are no complaints about their performance the leaders whole and i hey went on to urge that he unjustified wasteful and inhumane move be cancelled. Mcdonald could not be reached at her Home in Fri Mon. Calif. Nor could Scott w. Gordon the commission s director or Edwin Hullander the Agency s coun Selor be reached at the commission s offices. The three House leaders said icy could discern no legitimate manage ment reason for the reduction in Force. We see no by Delary need for the if they went on. And we see no change in Mission sufficient to justify such an action. They contended that the dismissals would he costly to the taxpayers and inhumane to the employees  the leaders noted that All seven civil servants had extensive service and relatively High civil service ranking. Their Severance pay and other benefits would be High the leaders said and they would be entitled to Back pay if they won their jobs Back on Appeal a not insubstantial possibility Given the nature of the justification for the  at a time of soaring budget deficits running a if at the commission i grossly wasteful they said. Reagan strongly backs Aquino Washington a president Reagan on sat urday than cd philippine president Corazon Aquino for attending memorial services for americans slain by philippine terrorists and said the communist insurgency remains her biggest threat. The president in his strongest endorsement Cyl of Aquino s government also warned Congress that the United Stales cannot afford to Cut Corners in its support for the Aquino government. I be made it Clear to All concerned that philippine democracy and president Aquino have America s full support Reagan said in his weekly radio address from the presidential Retreat Al Camp David my. He said he has also told business leaders of the . Commitment to the philippine government and said the country represents a great Opportunity for investment. The president blamed he killing of three americans near Clark a on terrorists. No group has taken responsibility for the killings although communist rebels have warned that they will kill . Soldiers. Reagan noted that Aquino flew to Clark last week to console the widows of slain . Servicemen. I have told president Aquino How much nil Ameri cans appreciate her thoughtfulness Reagan said. 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An accidental death finding according to the policies meant a far larger insurance payout. When he was arrested he had a warm body and he confessed that he Wai alive said the Manhattan District attorney. Robert m. Morgan Sihau who announced the indictment yesterday. He was too Young 10 die Morgenthau added. Prosecutors said the Case came to Light after the insurance companies one of which Baa already paid $64,500 became suspicious do cause Bahai s body could nol be obtained or examined and because the policies had been taken out Only a month before his death. In addition the doctor whose signature appeared on the first death certificate for hepatitis was found to have been literally dead himself for five years